4,465 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,675 HPD complaints, 1,462 311 service requests, 1,103 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1010.8. In ZIP 11213, 61% of residential buildings hold an A and 11% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 297 total — 115 class C (immediately hazardous), 166 class B, 16 class A. Oldest open since 1986-06-23. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
| Alternative Enforcement | currently in HPD's worst-buildings program |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
84 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 6 · winter 2024–25: 33 · winter 2025–26: 44). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$9,375 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
385 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (82) · FLOORING/STAIRS (51) · PLUMBING (49) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (39) · HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · WATER LEAK (34).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1914) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (20) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 1515 ST. JOHN'S PLACE |
| Head officer | ALFRED THOMPSON |
| Managing agent | NEW START GROUP, INC |
| Last registered | 2025-08-21 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,286,000 | $578,700 |
| 2026 | $1,354,000 | $609,300 |
| 2027 | $1,435,000 | $645,750 |
The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Crown Hts-Utica Av — 3 4 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Johns Pl / Rochester Av — B45 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Sterling Pl & Rochester Ave · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Dr. Jacqueline Peek-Davis School Middle: The School of Integrated Learning. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
1515 St Johns Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
385 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by NEW START GROUP, INC — 6 buildings, 137 units. Grades across the portfolio: C1 · D3 · F2. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 530 St Pauls Place | BX | 40 | D |
| 575 Grand Avenue | BK | 27 | F |
| 399 St Marks Avenue | BK | 24 | D |
| 1515 St Johns Place | BK | 20 | F |
| 1374 Boston Road | BX | 14 | D |
| 63 Montague Street | BK | 12 | C |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,301,981 on 1997-01-03 (lender: Housing Trust Fund Corp), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-03 | Mortgage $1,301,981 — from 1515-1517 ST JOHN'SPL; HDFC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO INC to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP | $1,301,981 | |
| 1997-01-03 | Mortgage $360,000 — from 1515-1517 ST JOHN'SPL HOUSING DEVP FUND to NYC HPD | $360,000 | |
| 1997-01-03 | Mortgage $361,662 — from HDFC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CO INC; 1515-1517 ST JOHN'SPL to HOUSING TRUST FUND CORP | $361,662 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 237 | 0 | 3 | 245 |
| 2018 | 15 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| 2019 | 15 | 117 | 1 | 2 | 135 |
| 2020 | 2 | 278 | 0 | 2 | 282 |
| 2021 | 1 | 476 | 0 | 4 | 481 |
| 2022 | 0 | 329 | 0 | 3 | 332 |
| 2023 | 10 | 506 | 0 | 4 | 520 |
| 2024 | 2 | 519 | 0 | 4 | 525 |
| 2025 | 2 | 289 | 0 | 0 | 291 |
| 2026 | 2 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 273 |
Every one of the 4,465 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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